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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas P. Hedman, Lexington, KY (US);
Pawel Slusarewicz, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Hedman, Lexington, KY (US);
Pawel Slusarewicz, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Orthopeutics, L.P., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/11 (2006.01); A61K 31/352 (2006.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61K 31/11 (2013.01); A61K 31/352 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0007 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating snoring and/or OSA in a subject in need of such treatment. The method includes crosslinking proteins of the subject's soft palate tissue or pharynx tissue. The crosslinking can occur by contacting the soft palate or pharynx tissue with a crosslinking reagent. In addition, the crosslinking can occur without heating, contracting or denaturing of the tissue, or any combination thereof.